Receiving XML that is almost valid can be a real pain - it certainly used to be that some XML parsers didn't report some weird errors in a particularly helpful

Receiving XML that is almost valid can be a real pain - it certainly used to be that some XML parsers didn't report some weird errors in a particularly helpful way requiring manual scrutiny. I have unpleasant memories of trying to work out why some SOAP web service was breaking and it turned out the WSDL was invalid in a subtle way.